The Jewelled Antler Library, a box set compiling releases on the label of the same name, released in 2008.

"The Jewelled Antler library was originally a 12 month subscription series of 3" CD-r's compiled in 2003."

"With 13 groups, 59 tracks and over 4 hours and 40 minutes of music and sounds, the Jewelled Antler Library box-set brings together experimental music from the U.S., Finland, and New Zealand that ranges from psychedelic, abstract drone, soft psych, noise, folk and field recordings, to the outright strange and bizarre...."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JblptZqPyns

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These Villages by Hala Strana, released on Soft Abuse in 2004.

Smekermann wrote on Bandcamp:

New listeners should be aware that this album is a lot more drone-oriented than previous Hala Strana albums. Having said that, the first four songs on this are among the best Hala Strana songs ever written, imho. It does veer into some pretty hardcore, buzzing drone on Fear of the Land, but then that gives way to Nepdal Tarogaton, which is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous, so it all works out in the end. I’d say that’s par for the album - it mixes oppressive drone with gorgeous folk passages. Favorite track: The Great Season.

https://worstward.bandcamp.com/album/these-villages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xir5sj-qw88&list=PL4x1Z2tFcEmtennvd5RJ1tQS1pyxI6gxQ&index=1

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Fielding by Hala Strana, released on Jewelled Antler in 2003.

Hala Strana (translated from the Old Bulgarian which mean "salted shore") is the name of a recording project of American musician Steven R. Smith. Smith began recording under the name in 2002 as an outlet which allowed him to explore the traditional music of Eastern Europe more fully than possible with his solo work. Although numerous musicians have contributed to the project, including Glenn Donaldson, Loren Chasse, and Darren Ankenman, most Hala Strana recordings are solo productions. His recordings have included such diverse instruments as hurdy-gurdy, bouzouki, harmonium, spike fiddles, bulbul tarang, the optigan keyboard, xaphoon, and field recordings. - Wikipedia

https://worstward.bandcamp.com/album/fielding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0r_76GsP8k&list=OLAK5uy_mYbTMG64QBZO_n4yUWmqOsTfktS_de1gs&index=1

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Hala Strana by Hala Strana, released on Emperor Jones in 2003.

Hala Strana (translated from the Old Bulgarian which mean "salted shore") is the name of a recording project of American musician Steven R. Smith. Smith began recording under the name in 2002 as an outlet which allowed him to explore the traditional music of Eastern Europe more fully than possible with his solo work. Although numerous musicians have contributed to the project, including Glenn Donaldson, Loren Chasse, and Darren Ankenman, most Hala Strana recordings are solo productions. His recordings have included such diverse instruments as hurdy-gurdy, bouzouki, harmonium, spike fiddles, bulbul tarang, the optigan keyboard, xaphoon, and field recordings... - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0OZDA9WJHI&list=PLWaEcrD10ihAEqAm3_dBK3m96xW2pfcw4&index=1

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